Hailing from Havana, Cuba, Forte starred in title role in the 1997 independent film Lena's Dreams, which she also co-produced. Her other film credits include Our Song (2000), The Love Machine (2000), Real Women Have Curves (2002), Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee (2005), and Adrift in Manhattan (2007).